Elena POVAlmost instantly, he moved back and pulled his hand away, averting his gaze from mine. “it’s no longer important.”I narrowed my eyes at him, “tell me.”He stared at me in silence for so long that I began to question if he had even heard the statement. Just as I was about to ask again, he spoke,“Why didn’t you tell her no?”I blinked once. Twice. Then carefully, I asked, “why didn’t I tell who, no?”He huffed out a long breath like he was annoyed, yet he held my gaze. “Cassandra. Why didn’t you refuse when she brought up the topic of us going on a hunt by ourselves.”My jaw dropped open, “but you’re not going by yourselves, Alpha Caleb is going along with you.”I shook my head to refocus, “wait, hold on. Is this the question you wanted to ask me?“Why?” His voice was low, calm, yet behind it I could hear the a hint of tension, “Is there something wrong with the question?”“No,” I quickly explained, “it’s just not what I was expecting.”His voice dropped lower as he stroked
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